Industry News

31. RWE And National Grid Consolidate Partnership And Move Forward On Offshore Wind Development 3/9/2022

    Following the success of their joint bid in the New York Bight offshore lease auction last month, RWE Renewables, one of the globally leading companies in offshore wind, and National Grid, one of the largest energy companies pivotal to the energy systems in the UK and the north-eastern United States, today announced the official name of their joint venture, Community Offshore Wind, to reflect the benefits it will bring to local communities, with the tagline, "Local clean energy for all."

32. Hitachi Energy Selected As Technology Partner For The World’s Longest AC Power-From-Shore Project In Norway 3/7/2022

    Hitachi Energy, the global technology and market leader in power grids, announced today that it has been selected by Aker BP, the Norwegian oil and gas exploration and production company, as technology partner for the NOAKA power-from-shore project off the Norwegian coast.

33. Meinergy Signs Agreement With Huawei On A 1 GW And 500 MWh Project To Facilitate Green Development Of Ghana 3/7/2022

    Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Huawei Digital Power) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Meinergy Technology Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Meinergy), the leading PV developer in West Africa.

34. Ocean Winds, Aker Offshore Wind Secure Second Electric Business License For 1.2 GW Floating Offshore Wind Project In Ulsan, South Korea 3/3/2022

    Korea Floating Wind ("KF Wind"), the joint venture between Ocean Winds (66.7 percent) and Aker Offshore Wind (33.3 percent), has obtained its second Electric Business License (EBL) from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea for a capacity of 450 MW.

35. JCP&L To Begin Installing Smart Meters In 2023 3/3/2022

    As part of its plan to modernize the electric distribution system, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE), will begin installing smart meters on customers' homes and businesses throughout its service territory in 2023.

36. Eco Wave Power Global To Relocate The Gibraltar Wave Energy Array To The Port Of LA 3/2/2022

    Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (Nasdaq: WAVE, Nasdaq First North: ECOWVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company"), a leader in the production of clean electricity from ocean and sea waves, today, announces its intent to relocate the energy conversion unit from Gibraltar, after full overhaul, to AltaSea's premises in the Port of Los Angeles ("AltaSea"), in accordance with the agreement entered between the parties in January, 2022.

37. Guidehouse Insights Finds Battery Energy Storage Systems Can Serve As Viable Transmission Assets For Upgrades To Existing Power Grids 2/24/2022

    A new report from Guidehouse Insights explores the benefits of storage as a transmission asset (SATA) in power grid upgrades and provides an update on regulatory changes that are enabling SATA.

38. KORE Collaborates With Kigen And Energy Web To Provide Integrated, eSIM-Based, Trusted Identity System For Smart Grid Applications 2/22/2022

    KORE (NYSE: KORE), a global leader in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service (CaaS), with support from Kigen, the global pioneers of OPEN IoT SAFE technology, and Energy Web, the non-profit focused on building operating systems for energy grids, announced today a collaboration that provides a secure and global connectivity solution for smart grid applications, designed with eSIM and OPEN IoT SAFE technology.

39. Trina Storage Switches On 50 MW/56.2 MWh Battery Storage System In The UK 2/14/2022

    Trina Storage, launched in January 2021 as a global energy storage solution provider, today announced that it has successfully completed the supply of their first 50 MW / 56.2 MWh fully integrated grid-scale battery storage system in Burwell, UK for SMS plc.

40. G&W Electric Introduces The World's First Sub-Transmission Recloser 2/8/2022

    G&W Electric, a global supplier of electric power equipment since 1905, today announced the launch of its Viper®-HV Recloser up to 72.5kV. The market's first high-voltage pole top recloser supports faster overcurrent protection through fault isolation and automatic restoration for temporary faults on overhead sub-transmission lines.